Compare towns
Alstead vs Claremont vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Claremont has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Unity has the highest household income ($88k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Alstead | Claremont | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551 |
13,078Highest |
1,375Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
-3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
58±4.5Highest 34% above NH |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11k 35% below NH |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$87,500±$16kHighest 12% below NH |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$276,100±$29kHighest 31% below NH |
| Unity and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,146±$83Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
$5,774Highest 13% below NH |
$5,394 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76% NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #103 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Claremont School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Stevens High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.